Thrifty Tuesday - quick trip for coffee!

Since today is the LAST day of May (can you believe it?!), I knew I had several good coupons expiring today.  I wanted to make a quick trip to Walgreens to get the Gillette razor and Dunkin Donuts Coffee before it was too late!  (I cannot let a good deal on coffee pass me by right now!)

Here's what I ended up with:

Total value: $47.16
Total spent: $13.36
Total saved: $33.80 (or 72%)!

I didn't have any Register Rewards to start with, and didn't leave with any new ones, so I wasn't too upset with the amount of money I spent.

I've love to hear about any great drugstore deals you get today!

Staples Deals 5/29 - June 4

Seems as though Staples is carrying over it's Staples Rewards deals from last week.  For certain items in the store that you buy, you will receive $3 back in Staples Rewards!  Check out the full list of items in their ad here.

They also still have 6-packs of Bounty paper towels on sale for $4.99.  Match this sale up with the $1 coupon from the P&G $110 coupon booklet to get them for $3.99!!

CVS Deals 5/29 - June 4

Here are my favorite deals at CVS this week.  Not a whole lot to get excited about.  This is one of those weeks where you buy things you may not need in order to earn money to buy the stuff you really DO need!! 

I went this morning to exchange a package of diapers and picked up 2 FREE bags of M&M's.  I will probably go back at some point this week and get the razor.  Let me know if you run across any other great deals!


Extra Buck Deals

Get $3.99 ECB wyb Preparation H Wipes 10ct @ $3.99 (limit 1)
-$2 (print)
*makes it FREE + profit!


Get $1 ECB wyb (2) Mars singles @ $.50 ea (limit 1)
*makes two FREE!


$3 ECB wyb Bic Soleil Shimmer Razor Starter Kit @ $6.99 (limit 1)
-$3 (SS 5/01)
*makes it $.99


Get $3 ECB wyb $7 worth of select Anti-Itch Relief
Buy (2) Cortaid .5oz @ $4.47
-(2) $3 (RP 5/15)
*makes it FREE + profit!
(I found this price online, so I'm not going to guarantee this price in stores!)

Walgreens Deals 5/29 - 6/4

Here is a list of all of my favorite deals this week at Walgreens!  There are a LOT of great deals again this week!  Don't forget to pick up the new June Walgreens store-coupon booklet this week!

2-Day Sale: Sunday & Monday Only!

Get $2 RR wyb Ritz Crackerfuls 6oz @ $2
-$1 (SS 4/17)
-$.75 (print from Facebook)
*makes it FREE + profit! 


Scott Naturals Paper Towels, 6 rolls @ $3.99
-$1 (SS 5/22)
*makes it $2.99!


Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, 75 sq ft @ $1.99
-$1 (SS 5/15)
*makes it $.99!


Register Reward Deals


Get $10 RR wyb Applied Nutrition Triple Calcium 90 ct. @ $10
-$5 (Walgreens June coupon booklet)
*makes it FREE + profit!


Get $.99 RR wyb Icy Hot Naturals Pain Relief Cream, 5 oz @ $.99
-$1 (SS 5/01)
*makes it FREE + profit!


Get $1.50 RR wyb BC or Goody's Headache Relief Powders, 6 pk @ $1.50
*makes it FREE!


Get $2 RR wyb Illy Coffee Caffe, 6.8oz, Latte Machiato or Cappuccino 8.45oz @$2
*makes it FREE!


Get $5 RR wyb (4) Participating Dove or Degree products @ $3.75 each
Buy (4) Degree deodorants = $15
-(2) B1G1 (RP 5/22)
-(2) $.75 (RP 5/22)
*Pay $7, get $5 RR
*makes it $.50 each!


Get $5 RR wyb Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor System @ $9.89 (month long deal)
-$4 (PG 5/01 - expires 5/29)
*Pay $5.89, get $5
*makes it $.89!


Get $2 RR wyb Listerine Smart Rinse 500 ml @ $2.99
-$1 (SS 1/09) or (print - must register to print)
*makes it FREE!


Other Deals


Ecotrin Pain Relief Low Strength, 45ct @ $.99 w/ in-ad coupon
-$1 (print)
-$1.50 (RP 5/01)
*makes it FREE!


Dunkin Donuts Coffee, 12oz @ $5.99
-$1.50 (RP 4/17 - expires 5/29)
*makes it $4.49!


Buy (2) Orbit Gum, 12-14ct @ $.69 w/ in-ad coupon
-$1/2 (SS 4/17)
*makes it $.19 each!

No New Coupons This Week!

You can enjoy a break from coupons this weekend as there will be no new inserts in this week's paper due to the holiday weekend.  Take advantage of this break and enjoy some time with your friends and family!  The coupons will be back before we know it!  :)

Thrifty Thursdays!

Today was quite a busy day.  It started off with my daughter's preschool graduation.  I can't believe she is already finished with preschool and going to be starting Kindergarten in just a few short months!  Time sure does fly!

Then, after a quick trip to the hair salon, I started my shopping for the day.  I made it to Kroger, Walgreens, and Walmart today.  (I only went to Walmart to pick up some pull-ups & new socks for my daughter, but did buy a watermelon while I was there - I couldn't resist!) 

Kroger wasn't too thrilling, but I did pick up 4 bottles of Wishbone salad dressing for $.25 each, 4 bottles of Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce for $.50 each, and Oscar Meyer hotdogs for $.75 each. 

Total value of 35 items: $93.67
Total amount spent oop: $43.33
Total amount saved: $50.34 (or 54%)

Next, I went to Walgreens where, believe it or not, they had EVERYTHING on my list still in stock!!  Including all the items I had rainchecks for from last week.

I was excited to see that my store had the Gillette gift packs as part of the Gillette Fusion register reward deal!  It includes a razor, extra blade, battery, shave gel, and face cream all for the same price as the regular one count razor!  I was also happy about the Viva paper towels because they are my FAVORITE, but I usually don't splurge on them. 

That said, I spent way more than I usually do at Walgreens this week.  But, I just could not pass up the contact solution and paper towels.  I started with $5 RR from 2 weeks ago and I did 6 transactions to bring my out of pocket total down.

Total Value of 21 items: $85.24
Total amount spent out of pocket: $15.33
Total amount saved: $69.91 (82%)!

I also went in the Dollar Tree store today to see if they had any bread in and they did! 

Not bad for $4!

How did you do on your shopping trip this week?  I'd love to hear!

Impromptu Shopping Trip = BIG Savings!!

Today, while the girls were napping, I decided to run out to CVS and Food Lion to pick up a few freebies!  (Don't worry.  My husand was home - I didn't leave the girls alone!!)  :)


I was surprised to find that CVS actually had everything I wanted except for the Suave bodywash.  Here's what I got...

I was so excited to get a good deal on diapers because we were down to one pack!  Same goes for the pasta sauce, too! 

Total value of 14 items:  $62.61
Total amount spent oop:  $1.97!!
(I used just over $28 on this trip and got back $26!)

Next it was on to Food Lion.  When I was there last week, I picked up a box of Purina One Beyond cat food that was on sale for $2 and I had a $2 coupon that I had gotten with a free sample in the mail.  I noticed that in this past week's paper there was another $2 coupon for any Purina One cat food product, so I went back to get more!  (Today was the last day of that sale.)  I also wanted to see if I could use the $1 off ANY Marcal Small Steps product coupon that was in this past Sunday's RedPlum insert to get any deals.  And I did!!!  I found single rolls of paper towls regularly priced at $1.19 and 4 packs of toilet paper regularly priced at $1.49!!  I opted for the paper towels....

Total value of 8 items:  $17.40
Total amount spent oop: $1.40
Savings = $16 or 92%!!!

And, finally, I ended my shopping trip with a stop at McDonald's where I used my FREE Frozen Strawberry Lemonade coupon to get a nice treat!!

I'm hoping I do this well on Thursday when I do the rest of my shopping!